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Sports facilities. By type. Counties and Aran, and areas

Sports facilities. By types. Conventional facilities. Counties and areas 2009
Conventional facilities
Pavillones Courts Fields Halls Frontons courts Tennis courts Squaix Paddle
Alt Camp 6 50 14 26 5 25 0 1
Alt Empordà 20 144 84 104 13 124 9 11
Alt Penedès 18 85 39 56 2 36 3 0
Alt Urgell 3 27 6 19 0 9 1 0
Alta Ribagorça 1 11 6 5 0 3 0 0
Anoia 16 107 31 85 10 41 7 4
Bages 25 166 59 155 8 77 12 0
Baix Camp 19 146 45 130 9 85 1 9
Baix Ebre 9 85 26 62 4 37 2 2
Baix Empordà 23 126 59 124 21 286 17 14
Baix Llobregat 66 516 111 558 84 430 32 50
Baix Penedès 10 81 22 68 18 77 5 4
Barcelonès 115 871 138 1,428 63 307 99 76
Berguedà 10 69 23 41 5 18 0 2
Cerdanya 5 24 10 24 0 37 4 9
Conca de Barberà 7 33 10 27 0 9 0 0
Garraf 9 79 19 117 12 76 7 14
Garrigues 5 32 15 23 4 11 1 0
Garrotxa 12 67 39 42 8 20 2 0
Gironès 39 149 49 134 6 52 3 3
Maresme 43 317 84 331 39 280 25 31
Montsià 10 56 21 52 4 21 1 0
Noguera 11 53 31 30 7 17 1 0
Osona 33 140 81 129 9 80 3 0
Pallars Jussà 7 20 6 16 1 5 2 0
Pallars Sobirà 3 19 7 20 1 15 0 1
Pla d'Urgell 18 36 14 22 7 11 2 0
Pla de l'Estany 7 43 13 23 1 13 3 0
Priorat 1 28 12 6 1 3 0 0
Ribera d'Ebre 5 37 16 17 1 11 1 0
Ripollès 10 35 12 38 1 29 0 0
Segarra 6 30 10 29 3 7 1 0
Segrià 31 181 69 161 11 70 7 21
Selva 33 114 55 114 15 125 2 2
Solsonès 5 23 9 19 8 27 0 0
Tarragonès 25 194 54 184 8 134 8 18
Terra Alta 3 21 11 6 2 6 0 0
Urgell 11 31 17 33 2 17 5 0
Val d'Aran 4 9 3 22 0 5 1 2
Vallès Occidental 79 532 120 656 51 240 33 42
Vallès Oriental 49 268 85 246 35 203 16 5
Catalonia 812 5,055 1,535 5,382 479 3,079 316 321
Metropolità 352 2,504 538 3,219 272 1,460 205 204
Comarques Gironines 144 678 311 579 65 649 36 30
Camp de Tarragona 58 451 135 373 23 256 9 28
Terres de l'Ebre 27 199 74 137 11 75 4 2
Ponent 82 363 156 298 34 133 17 21
Comarques Centrals 73 398 172 344 30 202 15 2
Alt Pirineu i Aran 23 110 38 106 2 74 8 12
Penedès 53 352 111 326 42 230 22 22
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.
Sports facilities. By types. Convencional facilities. (2/3). Counties and areas 2009
Conventional facilities
Pools open air Pools indoor Athletic tracks Petanque courts Other conventional sports Other facilities Total
Alt Camp 26 2 1 8 1 58 223
Alt Empordà 192 12 2 64 1 208 988
Alt Penedès 39 5 1 34 2 86 406
Alt Urgell 20 2 0 23 0 37 147
Alta Ribagorça 17 1 1 1 1 14 61
Anoia 38 4 1 85 6 70 505
Bages 69 11 2 94 6 181 865
Baix Camp 176 16 3 12 9 134 794
Baix Ebre 46 8 1 7 1 58 348
Baix Empordà 403 16 1 62 1 282 1,435
Baix Llobregat 365 84 10 548 43 576 3,473
Baix Penedès 143 9 1 34 3 38 513
Barcelonès 142 169 12 921 37 914 5,292
Berguedà 48 8 0 30 0 93 347
Cerdanya 37 4 0 21 1 88 264
Conca de Barberà 34 2 1 8 0 47 178
Garraf 156 12 1 81 1 72 656
Garrigues 35 0 1 10 3 43 183
Garrotxa 41 3 1 4 4 91 334
Gironès 50 10 2 67 5 133 702
Maresme 476 39 8 431 12 540 2,656
Montsià 43 2 1 0 1 24 236
Noguera 56 2 0 6 0 44 258
Osona 92 13 5 61 9 168 823
Pallars Jussà 23 0 0 6 2 31 119
Pallars Sobirà 44 2 0 4 0 41 157
Pla d'Urgell 32 2 0 1 1 25 171
Pla de l'Estany 25 1 0 3 0 65 197
Priorat 29 0 0 7 0 23 110
Ribera d'Ebre 29 2 2 12 0 27 160
Ripollès 38 2 0 12 0 90 267
Segarra 26 2 0 8 0 20 142
Segrià 91 11 5 34 11 141 844
Selva 307 21 2 147 1 192 1,130
Solsonès 23 2 0 7 0 34 157
Tarragonès 233 43 3 73 5 180 1,162
Terra Alta 19 0 0 0 0 20 88
Urgell 31 3 0 1 0 31 182
Val d'Aran 18 10 0 1 1 33 109
Vallès Occidental 120 77 12 333 37 371 2,703
Vallès Oriental 133 39 6 300 14 182 1,581
Catalonia 3,965 651 86 3,561 219 5,505 30,966
Metropolità 1,431 425 50 2,648 146 2,741 16,767
Comarques Gironines 1,056 65 8 359 12 1,061 5,053
Camp de Tarragona 641 72 9 142 18 480 2,980
Terres de l'Ebre 137 12 4 19 2 129 832
Ponent 271 20 6 60 15 304 1,780
Comarques Centrals 270 38 8 277 21 546 2,697
Alt Pirineu i Aran 159 19 1 56 5 244 857
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.
Sports facilities. By types. Areas of activity and singular spaces (3/3). Counties and areas 2009
Areas of activity
àrees activitat Circuits bicicleta Rocòdroms Camps de tir Circuits de motor Camps de golf Altres espais singulars Total Total
Alt Camp 35 0 0 2 0 0 3 40 263
Alt Empordà 36 2 1 7 7 3 56 112 1,100
Alt Penedès 54 0 6 2 0 0 13 75 481
Alt Urgell 22 0 0 1 2 1 17 43 190
Alta Ribagorça 22 0 4 2 0 0 48 76 137
Anoia 32 1 3 3 5 0 11 55 560
Bages 78 0 9 11 5 3 19 125 990
Baix Camp 80 0 1 4 0 6 22 113 907
Baix Ebre 37 4 1 4 3 1 4 54 402
Baix Empordà 114 0 6 5 11 9 76 221 1,656
Baix Llobregat 78 9 15 2 4 6 99 213 3,686
Baix Penedès 13 0 0 0 4 4 10 31 544
Barcelonès 50 71 21 12 0 1 107 262 5,554
Berguedà 71 0 4 1 2 0 8 86 433
Cerdanya 52 0 8 3 0 2 140 205 469
Conca de Barberà 30 0 0 3 1 0 10 44 222
Garraf 75 0 3 1 0 2 14 95 751
Garrigues 5 1 2 0 3 0 3 14 197
Garrotxa 44 0 2 0 0 0 9 55 389
Gironès 36 12 2 0 0 2 19 71 773
Maresme 41 4 15 2 1 3 47 113 2,769
Montsià 32 0 0 2 1 0 6 41 277
Noguera 38 1 0 0 2 0 9 50 308
Osona 107 2 11 5 1 4 33 163 986
Pallars Jussà 31 0 3 2 1 0 3 40 159
Pallars Sobirà 53 0 6 5 0 0 58 122 279
Pla d'Urgell 5 0 0 0 3 0 11 19 190
Pla de l'Estany 19 0 1 2 0 1 3 26 223
Priorat 43 0 0 0 0 0 7 50 160
Ribera d'Ebre 22 0 1 3 3 0 1 30 190
Ripollès 49 0 3 0 0 1 37 90 357
Segarra 9 0 0 1 0 1 11 22 164
Segrià 11 23 6 7 4 2 39 92 936
Selva 42 3 6 5 10 7 34 107 1,237
Solsonès 17 2 2 2 0 2 38 63 220
Tarragonès 33 3 3 3 3 1 21 67 1,229
Terra Alta 23 0 0 0 1 0 11 35 123
Urgell 16 0 1 1 2 1 11 32 214
Val d'Aran 36 0 4 0 0 1 82 123 232
Vallès Occidental 47 70 13 7 0 6 74 217 2,920
Vallès Oriental 52 0 8 8 7 8 62 145 1,726
Catalonia 1,690 208 171 118 86 78 1,286 3,637 34,603
Metropolità 397 154 81 34 12 26 416 1,120 17,887
Comarques Gironines 340 17 21 19 28 23 234 682 5,735
Camp de Tarragona 234 3 4 12 8 11 73 345 3,325
Terres de l'Ebre 114 4 2 9 8 1 22 160 992
Ponent 84 25 9 9 14 4 84 229 2,009
Comarques Centrals 305 5 29 22 13 9 109 492 3,189
Alt Pirineu i Aran 216 0 25 13 3 4 348 609 1,466
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.

Last update: January 25, 2013.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Sports space
Type of sports facility. According to their basic characteristics, these are classified into three main categories: 1) conventional, spaces constructed for the practice of the most traditional sports; 2) singular, spaces constructed for the practice of sports (though possibly regulated) whose size and characteristics are adapted to each use; 3) activity areas, not strictly sporting spaces, such as natural infrastructures or spaces, where physical and sporting activities can be practiced.
Sports facility
Construction made especially for or adapted for sports and physical activity, which must be available for collective use (not exclusively for family use), and may be public or private. Excluded are spaces belonging to any hospital or care centre, and spaces of a well-defined non-sporting nature.

Methodological aspects

Data published on sports equipment and participation provided by the Catalan Sports Council.

The Catalan Sports Council has managed the Census of Sports Facilities in Catalonia (CEEC). This census provides updated information on sports facility data on December 31.

In consideration of the characteristics of sports facilties, data is offered on the following types of sports facility and by types from 2000 to 2018:

Conventional facilities

  • pavilions (indoor multisport courts >400 m2)
  • multisport courts (multisport courts and other courts >400 m2)
  • multisport fields (multisport fields, specialised and oher sport fields >2000 m2; since 2013, >1500m2)
  • sports halls (sports, specialised and other halls >50 m2)
  • fronton courts
  • tennis courts
  • squash
  • paddle
  • open air pools (open air swimming pool basins >50 m2)
  • indoor pools (indoor swimming pool basins >50 m2)
  • athletic tracks (athletic tracks of a minimum length of 200 m)
  • petanque courts
  • other spaces (velodromes, skate parks and other convetional athletic and arenas, and other small and non-regulatory spaces)

Areas of activity and singular spaces:

  • bicycle parks
  • artificial climbing walls
  • archery ranges
  • motor racing tracks
  • golf and pitch and putt courses
  • sports activity centres with refuges, footpaths, cross-country biking, marinas, etc.
  • other singular spaces (skiing, equestrian, minigolf, skateboarding, etc.)

Since 2017, the CEEC (Sports Facilities Census in Catalonia) has included private residential and tourist installations (neighbourhood communities, hotels, campsites, rural houses, etc.). In parallel to the increase in the number of outdoor pools, many tennis courts and, to a lesser extent, sports courts were added to the CEEC in 2017. The above are the three chief kinds of sports facilities located within residential and tourist installations.

In 2019 the Catalan Sports Council changed the classification of facilities as a result of the updating of the methodological base of the CEEC (Census of Catalan Sports Facilities):

Sports facilities:

  • Multi-purpose pitches: multi-purpose pitches and athletics facilities.
  • Pools: outdoor and indoor pools.
  • Multi-purpose tracks: outdoors tracks and sports halls.
  • Specialised courts: tennis and paddle courts.
  • Other conventional facilities: halls, squash, fronton and pétanque courts, other conventional facilities not included in the previous categories.
  • Unique facilities: horse riding, golf, racetracks and motor racing facilities, climbing walls and other unique spaces not included in the previous categories.

Areas of sporting activity:

  • Urban area: areas of activity in urban environment.
  • Natural area: areas of activity in natural environment.
  • Itineraries: walking and running itineraries.
  • Bicycle circuits: itineraries and lanes for bicycles.

The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".